Bamboo mat-maker and wife; the man carries a knife and bamboo-mat basket on his head, the woman carries a hand punkah. Inscribed: ‘The Burrod tribe, or Bamboo Mat-Maker.’
'A Boyty' [maker of rush mats]. Section 1st No.46 from 'A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos by Balt. Solvyns'. Calcutta, 1799. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
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'A Boyty' [maker of rush mats]. Section 1st No.46 from 'A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos by Balt. Solvyns'. Calcutta, 1799.. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)